Calling slower spending growth a “cut” may be politically useful. But it’s misleading — and puts Medicaid’s long-term sustainability at risk.
Democrats are hoping that healthcare will propel them to victory in this year’s midterm elections. Their central charge is that Republicans have cut Medicaid by $1 trillion over 10 years as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law by President Donald Trump back in July.
There’s just one problem with that claim. It’s not true. A new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office confirms as much.
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Republicans didn’t cut Medicaid — but Democrats did make a mess of it
Sally C. Pipes
Calling slower spending growth a “cut” may be politically useful. But it’s misleading — and puts Medicaid’s long-term sustainability at risk.
Democrats are hoping that healthcare will propel them to victory in this year’s midterm elections. Their central charge is that Republicans have cut Medicaid by $1 trillion over 10 years as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law by President Donald Trump back in July.
There’s just one problem with that claim. It’s not true. A new report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office confirms as much.
Read the entire op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.